Eileen Reilly Nephin-Bish:  

Although while at McDevitt I often felt like a total misfit, my post McD life has been filled with many rich rewards. After serving honorably in the USMC and marrying, once my 3 kids were ain school I began my a career in social work and early childhood education. Now formally retired, I enjoy the opportunity to spend time painting, writing poetry and short stories, cooking and persuing needle arts. Most of all though, I am very blessed to have time to spend with our family. Jim, my husband of 3 plus decades and I are "Mom & Dad" to five great kids. My three homemade childern were from my previous marriage to Glen Nephin. Son Dan Nephin (44) is a reporter with the Lancaster New Era/Intell and is die hard marathoner and inveterate catch & release fly fisherman who ties his own flies and idolizes trout. Dan & his wife Kathleen are busy restoring thier 1858 Lancaster home. Shannon, our middle child is mentally disabled from birth and has special needs, and lives at home with us, enjoying her world of dolls, coloring, Tinkerbell and Tweety. After surviving a massive bout with Neuroleptic Maliginant Syndrome in 2006, and a series of flutter strokes around Christmas 2012, Shannon is left with the mentality of about a 3 year old, despite turning 44 June 10, 2013. But, she is happy and very much loved and cared for by all who know her. Meghan, at 42 is our "baby"; she lives in the Poconos where she's an Earth Mother extraordinare. She's a great Mom to her two girls: talented Temple University bound dancer/writer Ivy Elizabeth (18) and bubbly Lily Marie (12) who enjoys taking care of her family's chicken flock, swimming in the lake, reading and having Nancy Drew style adventures during which she charms all she meets. Meghan runs her own business: Girlie Green Cleaning, an enviornmentally aware "green" home cleaning service, while hubby Dennis is a self employed builder/contractor. Along with my birth children, my husband Jim and I (married 36 years June 2013) have raised several foster children. Our Debbie (43), remains our "daughter" to this day. Debbie and her 5 year old Oliva Joy, a wiggly bundle of laughter knows she can count on Pop Pop or Grandma to have a lap to share whenever she needs a story time. Despite having severe epilepsy, our Deb is in college and working on the final leg of a degree in the Human Resources field. Our family also hosted exchange students in year long programs too, and Nele, who came from Germany as an AFS exchanger for the 86-87 school year quickly became a true part of our family. Nele teaches at the German school in DC, lives in MD and has given us 3 more grandkids; footballer Justus (16), fancy miss, Pia (14) & Anna, who at 8 keeps them all -- including her daddy, Matthias -- in line. . We are blessed that our kids life's partners are great people too; Dan's wife, Kathleen, is a dance and movement therapist and is extremely talented artistically as well. Meghan's spouse D...Expand for more